28Synonyms found for errant

Word Origin & History

errant mid-14c., from Anglo-Fr. erraunt, from two O.Fr. words that were confused even before they reached English: 1. O.Fr. errant, prp. of errer "to travel or wander," from L.L. iterare, from L. iter "journey, way," from root of ire "to go" (see ion); 2. O.Fr. errant, pp. of errer (see err). Much of the sense of the latter has gone with English arrant.

Example Sentences for errant

Simply catch any errant spider in a jar or cup and put it outside.

She will be the most famous jailbird created during America's current campaign to bring errant executives to justice.

His mission is to get his errant father Jim to return home to his family.

It's a method I find ideal for keeping errant children in line.

Alzheimer's can be prompted by any of several errant genes.

However, here I wonder how errant he is being in this analogy.

The culprit was an errant traffic light.

Think of it as a backup plan in case the Earth is destroyed by an errant meteor.